I just watched it. It was really good. Definitely better than Batman Year One. I'm glad they are doing this in two parts. I can't see how they could have pulled it off in one running time of around 80 minutes. I'm anxious for part 2. I was also wasn't expecting the music in this film to be really good either. It really caught my attention.

And apparently the Red Dawn remake, which was shelved for two years because of MGM's financial troubles, was disappointing. IGN got to see it early it seems like and the verdict wasn't pleasant. Chris Hemsworth is in the main role. It comes out in November.

I thought Looper was pretty damn great. My second favorite movie of the year. I watched my favorite movie of the year just before Looper, The Master. I love them both but The Master is the one that stuck with me and I keep thinking about.

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Meh, Master isn't that thought provoking. It's too...disassembled.

How do you figure? I actually left thinking quite a bit. I feel like Anderson's approach leave's you wondering about meaning and character motivations and such. His filmmaking is quite dense and i feel like it opens up more upon rewatching probably.

Okay, maybe I overstated because it is definitely thought provoking. It's just that, it was too...unfinished in a sense. I do think Joaquin should get best actor and his scenes with PSH are electric..but bah.

And apparently the Red Dawn remake, which was shelved for two years because of MGM's financial troubles, was disappointing. IGN got to see it early it seems like and the verdict wasn't pleasant. Chris Hemsworth is in the main role. It comes out in November.

I have watched several movies just because of Natalie Portman. I imagine I'm not the only one. Also she has had at least one other 100 plus million dollar movie I can think of off the top of my head. No Strings Attached made 150 million and was trash. I think Portman had something to do with that.

I agree with you. I saw V because it generally looked interesting, but for the common person Natalie Portman is a name people know and and can attach to. If I was describing the movie to some one who vaguely knew it, saying Natalie Portman is in it would be a major point to help them remember. She is absolutely a draw to the majority of viewers. I'd have seen the movie anyways, but she was definitely a factor in my desire to go see it.

Even in the earlier version of Judge Dredd with Stallone, they sold it as a Stallone movie and had to show his face for most of the movie even though Judge Dredd doesn't really do that. There are some exceptions, but generally studios are going to use a popular actor to sell a movie and making sure that actor gets plenty of face time is part of that.

V for Vendetta is different though, that graphic novel has a large fanbase who would've gone to see that movie regardless of who played Evie. I understand Natalie Portman is a huge draw or whatever, but the main person in that story, and in fact the titular character, is V and there's really no argument to be made otherwise. It's more of an exception to the rule than anything else, but it is still proof that such a movie can be made. Halo has such a gigantic following that people will go see it no matter who the actors are. It's one of if not the biggest video game franchises of all time, and it will do well in the box office if and when it is made. It will probably suck but I would see it when it opens which I don't generally do for many movies, even ones I really wanna see. Hell, Uwe Boll or McG could direct it and I guarantee it would sell and sell big.

Okay, maybe I overstated because it is definitely thought provoking. It's just that, it was too...unfinished in a sense. I do think Joaquin should get best actor and his scenes with PSH are electric..but bah.

I think they both deserve awards. Both characters are ******* fascinating and have an incredible amount of depth to them not just due to the material but also because of the performances. Most thought provoking film I have seen all year, I am still thinking about it.

I think they both deserve awards. Both characters are ******* fascinating and have an incredible amount of depth to them not just due to the material but also because of the performances. Most thought provoking film I have seen all year, I am still thinking about it.

Meh, PSH has done better and I wouldn't consider him award worthy for this really.

Meh, PSH has done better and I wouldn't consider him award worthy for this really.

I found there was a quiet madness to his portrayal of Lancaster Dodd that I loved. I mean I loved his freak out moments obviously but I thought he was at his best when he was attempting to restrain the beast in him. I think he did a pretty tremendous job actually. He was just as much in touch with his primal nature as Freddie yet his did his best to hide that, often times overcompensating to do so. It is when the two are alone that I feel like Dodd feels like he is aloud to be himself because in Freddie he sees someone who I think he almost wishes he could be.